Hello Everyone:
Today’s post is on the National No Phone Zone Day. Have you signed Oprah’s pledge? How many people text and drive? The numbers are astounding. Yet, everyone is under the impression that they can multi task when driving like eating or drinking a cup of coffee, putting on make-up and texting.
On the Dr. Oz show, “Texting and driving is the kind of multitasking that your brain just can’t handle. It slows your reaction time by 35% , which is the equivalent of 4 alcoholic drinks for a man and 3 alcoholic drinks for a woman. The consequences can be deadly.”
You might think that you can text and drive, and someone else can not do it. I have first hand knowledge of what it is like on the road in NYC on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway where the lanes are so narrow and a flat-bed truck on the right hand land was moving closer my my side of the lane. I slowed down and started honking and honking. When I pulled up next to the guy he was distracted and on the cell phone. Thank goodness, my head was not decapitated that day.
The other time I was a passenger and the driver was texting. Told the person to please stop texting and when the person continued we almost plowed into the car infront of us if I did not scream.
Be safe on the road and do not text while driving.
CoachJaneLee
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